Forged

ACE

Published by Berkley

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Copyright © 2020 by Benedict Jacka

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Ebook ISBN: 9780440000617

First Edition: November 2020

Cover art: Big Ben © Giuseppe Torre / Arcangel Images; Skull statues © David Lichtneker / Arcangel Images; Swirling lights by PM Images / Getty Images

Cover design by Judith Lagerman

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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